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	A Brief History of Boston, Lincolnshire, England
		The tower, known as the Boston Stump was added between the early 15th century and the early 16th century.
		The newly drained land was rich and fertile and soon Boston began to 'export' cereals from the area to London.
		In 1901 the population of Boston was 15,000.
	www.localhistories.org /boston.html (1338 words)

	BBC - Lincolnshire Places - Tour of Boston
		Boston Stump is the largest parish church in England
		Historically Boston was an important port for trade around northern Europe and in the 13th century became the leading port in England.
		The fenlands surrounding Boston were drained and sea banks were built to enable crops to be cultivated.
	www.bbc.co.uk /lincolnshire/asop/places/tours/boston/tour_boston.shtml (354 words)

	GENUKI: Boston, LIN
		The parish was in the Boston sub-district of the Boston Registration District.
		The parish of Boston is surrounded by Skirbeck on the east and south, with Wyberton and Brothertoft to the west and Langriville and a portion of Sibsey to the north.
		Boston was chosen as the regional centre for the Boston Poor Law Union in 1834.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/LIN/Boston (2199 words)

	st.botolphs also known as boston stump in boston england (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		St Botolph’s church, often known as Boston "Stump", is spectacular from the outside and is described by Pevsner as a "giant among English parish churches" with the" most prodigious of English parochial steeples".
		Boston "Stump" has always been a landmark to both seafarers and to men travelling across the flat fenland that surrounds the town.
		It is a church built when Boston was relatively rich from its wool trade and its port.
	www.parish-of-boston.org.uk /st_botolphs_main.html (267 words)

	Welcome to Homepage
		Boston's tradition of holding a market every week goes back to 1308 when the town was the second most important shipping port in the country.
		The skyline of Boston is dominated by the tower of St. Botolph's Church, affectionately known as the "Boston stump."
		The Stump is the largest parish church in England and was built in the 14th Century.
	www.geocities.com /pilgrimswaylincs/aboutus.htm (257 words)

	Boston Etiquette (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Boston is tempted to tell you to just stay home in California - people who don't know when to wear a jacket (and accompanying tie) really shouldn't venture forth and risk offending the rest of us.
		Boston is tired of people asking him if it's true that New Englanders and Bostonians are really just a bunch of stuck-up know-it-alls who exist only to look down their noses at the less fortunate.
		Boston used to love outdueling nice shiny new Cadillacs and Lexuses in his old beater of an '81 Omni with the crushed-in hood and liberal amounts of rust.
	www.boston-online.com /bostonet.html (676 words)

	Boston, Lincolnshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England.
		Its primary landmark is The Stump, the parish church with the highest tower in England, visible in the flat lands of Lincolnshire for miles.
		Boston remained something of a local railway hub well into the 20th century, moving the produce of the district and the trade of the dock, plus the excursion trade to Skegness and similar places.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boston,_Lincolnshire (3144 words)

	Welcome to Homepage
		St Boltofts church (The Boston Stump) is situated in the centre of Boston and can been seen for mile on a clear day, it is the tallest church in England.
		Boston Windmill has recently been renovated and made into a visitor centre, you can see the windmill in its original working state.
		Boston Guildhall hold the history of the Pilgrim Fathers, you can visit and see the holding cells where the Pilgrim fathers were imprisoned.
	www.geocities.com /pilgrimswaylincs/placestovisit.htm (179 words)

	Boston Stump Restoration and Development Appeal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Boston Stump is not only one of the great landmarks of Lincolnshire, it is also one of the great churches of England.
		And its tower, popularly known as the Stump, is the tallest church tower in England.
		In that year the church together with the community of Boston and its supporters from all over the world will come together to hold a celebration of its history.
	www.bostonuk.com /index.cfm?id=23390 (540 words)

	Boston Tourist Information on AboutBritain.com
		Botolphs - known as 'the Stump' because of its 272 foot high octagonal tower, the tallest on any English parish church, and is a landmark for ships in the Wash. The Stump can be seen for miles over the Fens and even into parts of Norfolk.
		The American town of Boston owes its names to the emigrants of the town, who sailed from Southampton in 1630.
		The Comfort Inn Boston is located in the heart of Fen Country, close to Spalding, Butterwick, Swineshead and the historic city of Lincoln.
	www.aboutbritain.com /towns/boston.asp (526 words)

	Boston Stump (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Boston Stump (St. Boltolph Church) Looking out the top of Boston Stump you can see the Maud Foster Windmill the tallest working windmill in England.
		Boston stump stands at an impressive 272 feet tall, the tower of St. Boltolph's is regarded as the tallest parish church in England
		A spectacular feature in the town of Boston is Maud Foster Windmill, the tallest working windmill in the country.
	www.antzweb.co.uk /boston.htm (245 words)

	Boston Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		When this organisation ceased to be, the building was passed to the 'Corporation of Boston' in 1546 and effectively became the new Town Hall.
		Inside the church are beautiful examples of period wood work, and memorials to the five men of Boston who became Governors of Massachusetts; to George Bass and Joseph Banks, both of whom sailed with Captain Cook to Australia and to the famous composer John Tavemer, who is reputedly buried beneath the tower.
		Established during Queen Victoria's reign, Boston Central Park is quite a rarity nowadays - a wide open green space in the middle of a town.
	www.bostonnow.co.uk /mk4custompages/CustomPage.aspx?sectionID=4614 (594 words)

	About Boston and Skegness Constituency
		The constituency of Boston and Skegness is to be found on the east coast of Lincolnshire with Ingoldmells and Skegness at the northern tip and the small Port of Fosdyke at the southernmost point.
		The area's other principal town, that of Boston, is to be found to the south of the constituency and it too boasts its own windmill, The Maud Foster, which is the tallest five sail working mill in the country.
		No description of Boston would be complete without a mention of 'Boston Stump', the tallest parish church in the country, which dominates the flat landscape around it.
	www.marksimmondsmp.org /constituency.htm (851 words)

	Boston Hotels, Boston B&Bs and Boston Self-catering Accommodation from Milford
		The town of Boston, Lincolnshire is located 32 miles south east of Lincoln and 22 miles south west of Skegness.
		Boston’s primary site of interest is 'Boston Stump', the towering spire of the 14th century St Botolph's Church.
		Only 7 miles south west of Boston and less than 30 miles south east of Lincoln, this hotel is located where the A17 road meets the A52.
	www.milford.co.uk /england/boston.html (117 words)

	Lincolnshire Information Guide for visitors and Holidays
		Boston is positioned on the East Coast and the Wash and is between Skegness and Spalding.
		Bostons Church, St. Botolphs has been described as Majestic, magnificent, so high and mighty, Boston Stump - a giant amongst churches.
		Even after 700 years travellers visiting the busy town of Boston can’t fail to have been struck by the size and grandness of The Boston Stump.
	www.lincsuk.com /resources2boston.htm (304 words)

	Boston travel guide - Wikitravel
		Boston is a market town in Lincolnshire, England.
		the Stump - Boston's Parish Church of St Botolph has the highest church tower in England at 272 ft and can be seen for miles over the south Lincolnshire countryside and even from across the Wash. The church's foundation probably dates back to a monastery founded by St Botolph in 654.
		A 17th century vicar of Boston, John Cotton, was one of the leaders of the Pilgrim Fathers who founded Boston, Massachusetts.
	wikitravel.org /en/Boston_(England) (187 words)

	Playing preacher, Clark hits stump - The Boston Globe
		As Clark pounds the Bible Belt for votes in the days before Tuesday's primaries and caucuses, he is talking about religion in deeply personal terms, using it to explain the rationale for everything from his tax-cut plan to his belief that the environment should be better protected.
		On the stump, Clark mentions his Jewish father and Methodist mother, recalls going to a Baptist church three times on Sundays as a child, and reminisces about Wednesday nights spent at church-run spaghetti dinners.
		Faith has become a central element of his stump speech, and he talks about religious beliefs as the guidepost for his domestic policy goals in particular.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2004/02/01/playing_preacher_clark_hits_stump?mode=PF (676 words)

	Boston
		The magnificent St Boltolph's church, more affectionately know as the Boston Stump, is a visible symbol of Boston's medieval trading wealth.
		The Stump is an impressive 272 feet tall, and spectacular views over the Fens and the wash can be seen from it's top.
		Around the Boston area there are many miles of quiet country lanes and picturesque villages fro those who enjoy cycling and walking.
	www.bostonlodge.co.uk /8.html (229 words)

	Boston Stump - Icons of England
		Almost as famous as the county’s sausage, Lincolnshire’s oldest church, St Botolph’s, is better known as Boston Stump.
		Many of the Stump’s features coincide with the calendar: 12 pillars — the number of months in a year — support the roof; the church has seven doors — the number of days in a week; and there are 52 windows, the number of weeks in a year.
		Proudly claimed as the tallest parish church in the UK, Boston Stump is not only one of the great landmarks of Lincolnshire, it is also one of the great churches of England.
	www.icons.org.uk /nom/nominations/boston-stump (193 words)

	Boston - East Lincolnshire Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Boston "Stump" is seen on right of photo.
		Brush type 2 at Boston with a north bound train in late 1960`s.
		Brush 4 D1560 at Boston Station on 5/12/69 with the 0825 Cleethorpes-Kings Cross express.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /david.enefer/boston/boston.htm (122 words)

	Lincolnshire Coast Online - News - Article - The Boston bulge
		It seems the people of Boston have hit the headlines as having the highest obesity rate of any town in the country.
		Figures in a recent study show a definite north-south divide when it comes to weighty issues and Lincolnshire is not shaping up too well.
		It is hoped the information will help areas measure their progress in tackling health inequalities and seek help from those performing better.
	www.lincolnshirecoast.co.uk /news/articles/bostonbulge100.asp (245 words)

	Site of the Liberty Tree in Boston, Where the Sons of Liberty Met
		Embedded in the wall of the building is a tablet marking the spot of the historic landmark, bearing the inscription "Sons of Liberty, 1766."
		During the siege of Boston, about the last day of August 1775, a party of Loyalists led by Job Williams, defiantly cut it down.
		For many years the remnant of the tree was used as a reference point by local citizens, similar to the Boston Stone, and became known as the Liberty Stump.
	www.celebrateboston.com /sites/libertytree.htm (304 words)

	Democratic Convention
		Stump’s first rule of sneaking in is that you need a credential – any old cheesy credential will do – just to get a lanyard of neck tags going around your collar.
		Unfortunately, Boston has two convention centers and the cabbie takes us to the wrong one.
		STUMP REPORTING IN Monday is Bill and Hillary Clinton night at the convention -- and I’ll be damned if I’m going to watch it from the roof of the FleetCenter.
	www.theweekbehind.com /articles/boston1.html (2280 words)

	Google Earth Community: Boston Stump
		Boston parish church (Saint Botolph's) is the tallest parish church in England.
		It's 272ft high tower is affectionately known as the stump due to it's lack of a spire.
		I've an exact model of the stump made but not sure how to make it public, as i think i'm the only one that can see it yes?
	bbs.keyhole.com /ubb/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/459092/an/0/page/8 (134 words)

	Yellowbelly History
		History of Boston is closely linked to the Parish Church, St.
		The church is affectionately known as "Boston Stump" how this name came about no one is quite sure; however, it is thought that the appearance from the flat fenlands suggests a stump.
		During the early 1920's the death-watch beetle seriously damaged roof timbers and cracks were found in the tower.
	www.yellowbellywebdesign.com /history/town.html (183 words)

	Attractions in Boston - Sightseeing National Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		The parish church was first built in 1309 making it nearly 700yrs old, the work on the tower started a century later at around 1425-1430 and was not completed until 1510-1520, so you will notice a slight difference in the architectural design.
		It is speculated that the name Boston Stump came about because it originally should have donned a spire, but instead it has a ‘stump’ appearance, but in fact where the name originated from no-one knows.
		This is still a working church holding regular services, weddings, funerals, christenings etc. Talking of christening, the font is spectacular and was given to the church in 1853, it is decorated with elaborate leaf carvings which were...
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /sightseeing-national/attractions-in-boston (238 words)

	Fairground Magic Model Show (Boston, April 2001). Fairground related.
		A selection of rides with miniature lighting effects were displayed in a special darkened room to appreciate the miniature fair at night.
		One of the regular attendees at Boston's fair in the past were the Steam Yachts run by the late Harry Lee and two working models of these were on display.
		A display of some of the modern sets of gallopers made by the local firm Rundle Engineering and a full-size galloper horse were set up in the entrance to the Assembly Rooms.
	www.thegalloper.com /backstories/backjunebostonmodels.html (322 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| England \| Lincolnshire \| £3m bid to restore town landmark
		Boston Stump is said be the tallest parish church in England
		An appeal to raise £3m is being launched to carry out restoration and improvement works to Boston Stump.
		If all goes to plan the work should be completed in time for the Stump's 700th anniversary in 2009.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/england/lincolnshire/4313798.stm (144 words)

	Walk #250: Boston Station to Holbeach St Matthew
		The Boston Stump, the tower of St Botolphs church, dominated the first part of the walk.
		As I was walking along the Macmillan Way along the southern bank of the river to the south of Boston a great swarm of white birds became visible.
		I visited this pub earlier in the year when I had done the walk from Boston to Fosdyke Bridge and had been made very welcome, so I was looking forward to visiting it again.
	www.britishwalks.org /walks/2002/250.php (1655 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| England \| Lincolnshire \| Church sells bits of Boston Stump
		St Botolph's Church, also known as the Boston Stump, is the largest parish church in England.
		The church said that the Princess Royal has agreed to be patron of the £3m appeal to raise money for the restoration work.
		"We are going to sell off bits of the stump that are replaced in the restoration programme - and will price them according to their size and the amount of carving on them," Mr Coleman said.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/england/lincolnshire/4403100.stm (222 words)

	Off the Stump - The Boston Globe
		Sooner or later in a campaign, someone shoots it and makes it into a hat.
		Write to tales@globe.com or The Boston Globe Magazine/Tales, PO Box 55819, Boston, MA 02205-5819.
		Please include your address and daytime phone number.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/magazine/articles/2006/11/12/off_the_stump (241 words)

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